Both will meet again in the Italian capital before returning to their respective countries. The U.S. President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky have met at the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican minutes before the start of Pope Francis' funeral this Saturday.

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, held a “productive” meeting early Saturday as the U.S. looks to broker a

During his whirlwind trip to Italy, President Trump’s interactions with world leaders, as they paid their respects to Francis, were being watched closely.